By Jonny Humphries

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The most recent hearing, on 29 August, concluded Sgt Baker would have been sacked had he not resigned.

Det Ch Supt Sabi Kaur, head of Merseyside’s professional standards department, said the former sergeant’s messages were “targeted towards women”.

“This was a pattern of behaviour over several years and it’s only right that he would have been dismissed had he not already resigned,” she said.

The messages, sent between 2018 and 2022, included online chats with colleagues where they discussed female officers, including one Sgt Baker described as: “Mad in the head, good in bed”.

The misconduct panel heard Sgt Baker had been sent videos of sexual acts and asked colleagues to “send nudes” and other videos while he was on duty.